Week 5 Game Balls: Offensive Edition, Midlands Area
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Week Five of the high school season saw outstanding performances on both sides of the ball. We gave away our Defensive Game balls earlier in the day. On the offensive side, you have several repeat Game Ball winners to go…
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Continue ReadingWeek Five of the high school season saw outstanding performances on both sides of the ball. We gave away our Defensive Game balls earlier in the day. On the offensive side, you have several repeat Game Ball winners to go along with a few newcomers. Five running backs, a quarterback and a receiver make appearances this week.
Kazarius Adams Kazarius Adams 5'8" | 170 lbs | RB Gray Collegiate Academy | 2022 State SC , Gray Collegiate – Adams seems to make a weekly appearance in this list. The senior running back, and Georgia State commit, finished with 213 yards and three touchdowns on 41 carries in a 38-35 loss to Class 5A powerhouse Gaffney.
Jeremy Barney, Lower Richland – The Diamonds senior running back had 90 yards rushing and three touchdowns in helping lead Lower Richland to a 28-0 victory over Fairfield Central.
AJ Reyes, Cardinal Newman – Reyes scored three touchdowns and rushed for 238 yards on 33 attempts to lead Cardinal Newman to its first win of the season, a 27-21 win over Wilson Hall.
Dawan Rice, C.A. Johnson – Rice accounted for 30 points for C.A. Johnson in a 38-20 victory over Great Falls. Rice scored four touchdowns and added three two-point conversions while rushing for 216 yards.
Markel Townsend Markel Townsend 5'8" | 170 lbs | RB AC Flora | 2023 State SC , A.C. Flora – Another repeat performer to this list, Townsend ran for 229 yards and three touchdowns in Class 4A top-ranked A.C. Flora’s 50-28 win over Chapin.
Antonio Williams Antonio Williams 6'0" | 180 lbs | WR Dutch Fork | 2022 State SC and Davin Patterson, Dutch Fork – Two more players who are no strangers to this list. Williams finished with six receptions for 183 yards and three touchdowns. He added 62 yards on two returns. Patterson was 13-of-17 for 238 yards and four touchdowns as Class 5A No. 1 Dutch Fork extended its unbeaten string to 54 games with a 42-13 victory over Spartanburg.